Celebrating Our Truckers

Kevin says driving Armellini’s load of wreaths in the escort to VA National Cemetery in Lake Worth along with the Walmart trucks is a meaningful experience for him emotionally because of honoring veterans, but he says there’s also a more physical kind of excitement as a professional driver.

Special Event This Weekend

On Saturday, July 29, 2017, members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (the Old Guard), including unit Commanders, the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, Continental Color Guard and the U.S. Army Drill Team, will be in Downeast Maine to participate in a veterans remembrance tree-tagging event.

Congratulations to Our Winner

The results are in. With a total of 2,579 votes, Christa Parker is the winner of our Pictures of Patriotism photo contest! Thank you to Christa and all who participated!

Christa’s photo is titled, “No Greater Love.” The moment captured in the photo is Christa and her husband, MSG Christopher Parker, at the funeral of their son PFC Garrett Parker. They had just received his flag. Christa, thank you for sharing this personal moment with all of us. We will never forget the service and sacrifice of your son.

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“Remember this…. In truth a person dies twice, once when he stops breathing, and a second time when somebody mentions his or her name for the last time. Join us in December when over one million volunteers nationwide, will say the names of a million fallen out loud, to make sure they will never be forgotten.”

This Week’s Newsletter Is Sponsored By:

Walmart

Many WAA supporters will recognize the support that Walmart has given each year, particularly on the transportation side of things as they donate time, fuel, and equipment to help deliver the wreaths nationwide. Many of the Walmart drivers are selected in recognition of their own years of military service. In addition to supporting the WAA mission on the transportation and logistics side, the Walmart Foundation also sponsors over 10,000 wreaths placed at a number of participating locations including Arlington National Cemetery and Fayetteville National in Arkansas.

When the First World War started in 1914, Canada’s population was less than 8 million, yet more than 620,000 enlisted to stand up to tyranny. Many of the surviving soldiers felt compelled to share their stories—not necessarily with everyone, but with those who had also served—and Legion Magazine helped their voices be heard. Many of those stories, accompanied by dozens of dramatic photos, are collected in this new special issue.

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On Newsstands Now!Legion MagazineJuly/August 2017 issue

The July/August 2017 issue ofLegion Magazine is out now! Look for it on newsstands today or check your mailbox if you subscribe already! Not yet a subscriber?Click here to subscribe today and be entered into a contest to win an Apple iPad 2 32GB!

Of the many questions surrounding the federal government’s recently
released defence policy review, perhaps none is more topical than whether Canada has the ability to spend an additional $62.3 billion on its military over the next 20 years.

When the First World War started in 1914, Canada’s population was less than 8 million, yet more than 620,000 enlisted to stand up to tyranny. Many of the surviving soldiers felt compelled to share their stories—not necessarily with everyone, but with those who had also served—and Legion Magazine helped their voices be heard. Many of those stories, accompanied by dozens of dramatic photos, are collected in this new special issue.

Subscribe before Monday, August 7, to receive World War I: True Stories from Vimy to Victory as your first issue!

Everything you need to know about Canada’s royal heritage—from the earliest patrons of New World explorers to the latest on the British monarchy—is featured in The Royals: The Fight to Rule Canada, a 100-page oversized premium issue. Not yet a subscriber? Click hereto subscribe today!

On Newsstands Now!Legion MagazineJuly/August 2017 issue

The July/August 2017 issue ofLegion Magazine is out now! Look for it on newsstands today or check your mailbox if you subscribe already! Not yet a subscriber?Click here to subscribe today and be entered into a contest to WIN an Apple iPad 2 32GB!

The federal government had no sooner released its new foreign
and defence policies than it put its money where its mouth is and renewed
its commitment to the allied coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

More and more veterans with PTSD are seeking relief through
medical marijuana. But because it’s been illegal for so long,
medical marijuana research is relatively sparse, and research
into veterans’ use of marijuana is even more rare.

75th Anniversary of D-DayJune 6, 2019 at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmMarines' Memorial Club & Hotel, 609 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAOn 6 June 1944, 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces launched one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history along a 50-mile stretch of the coast of Normandy, France. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the end of WWII in Europe, Brigadier (Retd.) Roderick Macdonald MBE and Dr. Seth Givens will…